AP Statistics 2.5 Mutually Exclusive Events Questions
Practise identifying mutually exclusive events from two-way tables by checking whether the events can occur together and whether their joint probability is zero.
Syllabus
Effective Fall 2026
Course
AP Statistics
Exam points
Identify mutually exclusive events by checking that their intersection cannot occur in the sample space.
The table below shows data that were collected from 125 middle school children. It indicates their gender and whether or not they believe that their father could overpower a sumo wrestler.
One of these children is picked at random. Which of the following correctly interprets mutually exclusive events represented by the table?
A
Believing one's father can overpower a sumo wrestler and not believing one's father can overpower a sumo wrestler
B
Believing one's father can overpower a sumo wrestler and being a boy
C
Believing one's father can overpower a sumo wrestler and being a girl
D
Not believing one's father can overpower a sumo wrestler and being a boy